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Provenance Information for Paintings Acquired After 1932 Updated 6/3/2020 Provenance information for paintings acquired after 1932 Updated 6/3/2020 Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723–1792) Mrs. Stephen Payne-Gallwey (or Payne-Gallway) and Her Son Charles Date: 1779 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 30 x 25 in. Date Acquired: 1962 Accession No.: 1962.2 Object type: Painting Subject: Portrait Signature and Marks: Labels and Marks: Provenance: Probably by descent to the Gallweys, family of the sitters; probably by descent to William John Monson, 7th Lord Monson [1829–1898], Gatton Park, by 1862–after 1886 [1]. (Acquired by Christie’s, London); (purchased by Agnew’s, London, May 12, 1888 (no. 18)); purchased by J. S. Morgan; by descent to J. P. Morgan, son of the previous, New York, NY, by 1895–at least 1907. Acquired by Morgan Estate, by 1943; (purchased by M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY); purchased by William Tunstall Semple [1881–1962] and Anna Louise Taft Semple [1879–1961], Cincinnati, OH, November 2, 1943 (no. CA-2032); bequest to the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH [2], 1962; transferred to the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH, September 1, 2006 [3]. Notes: [1]. The youngest daughter of the 5th Viscount Gallwey married the Rev. Thomas Monson, the cousin of Lord Monson. Lord Monson was created Viscount Oxenbridge on August 13, 1886. See Taft Museum of Art object file. [2]. The Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts (CIFA) was formed by Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft on March 22, 1927 as a non-profit corporation to stimulate the development of art and music in the City of Cincinnati and run the Taft Museum of Art, which opened in 1932. The Tafts offered $1 million for a permanent endowment fund, on the condition that the community raise $2.5 million in matching funds, which was achieved by December 3, 1928. [3]. Until August 31, 2006, the Museum was owned by CIFA, administered by CIFA’s Board of Trustees, and governed by the Taft Museum Board of Overseers. On September 1, 2006, the Museum legally separated from CIFA and began operations as its own Provenance Information for paintings acquired after 1932 (updated 6/3/20) Page 1/12 incorporated 501(c)(3) entity. This separate incorporation led to the transfer to the separate entity after August 31, 2006 of all tangible assets comprising the Taft collection. Exhibition History: London. Royal Academy of Arts. 1779, no. 253 (as A lady with a child, three quarters). London. South Kensington Museum. Second Great Exhibition of the Artworks of all nations (International Exhibition), 1862, no. 63. London. Royal Academy of Arts. Exhibition of Works by Old Masters, 1886, no. 41. London. Royal Academy of Arts. Exhibition of Works by Old Masters, 1895, no. 31. Paris. British Pavilion. Exposition Universelle, 1900, no. 51. London. Whitechapel Art Gallery. 1901, no. 261. England. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Loan Collection of Portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney, John Hopper, Sir Henry Raeburn, and other artists, 1903, no. 15. Berlin. Die Königliche Akademie der Künste. Exhibition of English Old Masters, 1908, no. 65. Copenhagen. 1908, no. 28 (according to M. Knoedler invoice). London. Agnew Galleries. The Annual Exhibition (on behalf of the Artists' General Benevolent Institution), November–December, 1913, no. 19. Provenance Information for paintings acquired after 1932 (updated 6/3/20) Page 2/12 Jeronymus van Diest (Dutch, about 1631–1673) Sailboats on a River with Fisherman Setting out a Net Date: about 1655–1660 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 20 3/8 x 21 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (51.75 x 53.82 x 6.35 cm) Date Acquired: 1962 Accession No.: 1962.3 Object type: Painting Subject: Landscape Signature and Marks: Labels and Marks: Provenance: Possibly purchased by F. Steinmeyer, Lucerne, Switzerland, in England, 1936. (Acquired by Lucerne Fine Art Company [1]). (Acquired by Knoedler, New York, NY, 1938–1940); purchased by Oliver B. James, 1940. (Acquired by Knoedler, New York, NY, 1941); purchased by Jane Taft Ingalls [1874–1962], Cleveland, OH, 1946; bequest to the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH [2], 1962; transferred to the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH, September 1, 2006 [3]. Notes: [1]. According to Knoedler files. See Catalogue of the Taft Museum, 1995. [2]. The Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts (CIFA) was formed by Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft on March 22, 1927 as a non-profit corporation to stimulate the development of art and music in the City of Cincinnati and run the Taft Museum of Art, which opened in 1932. The Tafts offered $1 million for a permanent endowment fund, on the condition that the community raise $2.5 million in matching funds, which was achieved by December 3, 1928. [3]. Until August 31, 2006, the Museum was owned by CIFA, administered by CIFA’s Board of Trustees, and governed by the Taft Museum Board of Overseers. On September 1, 2006, the Museum legally separated from CIFA and began operations as its own incorporated 501(c)(3) entity. This separate incorporation led to the transfer to the separate entity after August 31, 2006 of all tangible assets comprising the Taft collection. Exhibition History: The Hague, the Netherlands. Kleykamp Galleries. Oude Hollandsche en Vlaamsche Meesters, 1928, no. 37. Amsterdam. Goudstikker Galleries. Salomon van Ruysdael, January–February 1936, no. 37. New York. M. Knoedler. Masters of the Seventeenth Century, February 5–24, 1945. Provenance Information for paintings acquired after 1932 (updated 6/3/20) Page 3/12 Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851) Weissenthurm and the Hoche Monument Date: 1817 Medium: Watercolor on paper Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (19.69 x 31.75 cm) Date Acquired: 1962 Accession No.: 1962.8 Object type: Painting Subject: Landscape Signature and Marks: Labels and Marks: Provenance: Acquired by Walter Fawkes, Farnley Hall, England; probably by descent to Ayscough Fawkes, Farnley Hall, England; (probably sold by Christie's, London [1]); (purchased by Agnew’s, London, June 27, 1890 (no. 26)). (Acquired by Agnew’s, London, 1912). Acquired by Sir Algernon Firth. Acquired by Mrs. Dewar. Acquired by D.V. Shaw-Kennedy. Acquired by C.R.N. Routh. (Acquired by Agnew’s, London); purchased by Jane Taft Ingalls [1874–1962], Cleveland, OH, July 30, 1954; bequest to the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH [2], 1962; transferred to the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH, September 1, 2006 [3]. Notes: [1]. As “Neuweid und Weissensturm, D[rawin]g, 7 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.” See Taft Museum of Art object file. [2]. The Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts (CIFA) was formed by Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft on March 22, 1927 as a non-profit corporation to stimulate the development of art and music in the City of Cincinnati and run the Taft Museum of Art, which opened in 1932. The Tafts offered $1 million for a permanent endowment fund, on the condition that the community raise $2.5 million in matching funds, which was achieved by December 3, 1928. [3]. Until August 31, 2006, the Museum was owned by CIFA, administered by CIFA’s Board of Trustees, and governed by the Taft Museum Board of Overseers. On September 1, 2006, the Museum legally separated from CIFA and began operations as its own incorporated 501(c)(3) entity. This separate incorporation led to the transfer to the separate entity after August 31, 2006 of all tangible assets comprising the Taft collection. Exhibition History: London. Burlington House. Exhibition of Old Masters, 1889, no. 63. London. Agnew's. Turner, Cox, and de Wint, 1924, no. 24. Provenance Information for paintings acquired after 1932 (updated 6/3/20) Page 4/12 London. Agnew's. Centenary Loan Exhibition of Water-Colours by J. M. W. Turner, R.A., 1951, no. 55. Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. J. M. W. Turner: The Foundations of Genius, September 18–November 2, 1986, no. 35. Minnesota. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. January–March 2002 (during TMA renovation). Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. Turner Watercolors from the Taft Collections, May 15–July 4, 2004; June 24–August 21, 2005; July 21–October 1, 2006; February 29–May 4, 2008; April 17–June 14, 2009 Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. Turner Watercolors from the Taft Collections, May 28– August 1, 2010. Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. J. M. W. Turner: Watercolors to Books, February 10–April 15, 2012. Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. Travels with Turner: Watercolors from the Taft Collection, January 18–April 14, 2019. Provenance Information for paintings acquired after 1932 (updated 6/3/20) Page 5/12 Attributed to the Master of the Richardson Tabernacle (Italian, active 14th century) Triptych with the Madonna and Child Enthroned with John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, and Two Male Saints Date: about 1390 Medium: Tempera on panel Dimensions: central panel: 18 x 7-7/8 in. (45.72 x 20 cm); each wing: 16 x 3-7/8 in. (40.64 x 9.84 cm) Date Acquired: 1962 Accession No.: 1962.9 Object type: Painting Subject: Religious Signature and Marks: Signed Labels and Marks: Provenance: Acquired by Annesley Gore, London. Acquired by Albert S. Ingalls [1874–1943] and Jane Taft Ingalls [1874–1962], Cleveland, OH, December 1936; Jane Taft Ingalls, via widowhood, 1943; bequest to the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH [1], 1962; transferred to the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH, September 1, 2006 [2]. Notes: [1]. The Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts (CIFA) was formed by Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft on March 22, 1927 as a non-profit corporation to stimulate the development of art and music in the City of Cincinnati and run the Taft Museum of Art, which opened in 1932.
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